Hair waving device



June '30, 1931. P, cl-lAuMlERy HAIR wAvING DEVICE FiJrQed Jan.. 30, 1931 INVENToR. 2z/@M A TZ'ORNEY."

Patented June 30, 1931i Y J 1,812,08ii- PAUL crrAuMInn, orlnALnAs, TEXAS l i HAIR WAvING lmivjrcn f Application mea Jamiaryeo, 1931. serial no siass.l f 1 y.F.Fhisinvention relates y to vhair dressing equipment and it has particular vreference to av device arranged to be'fitted over the head,

wherebythe hair may be waved, with but' little efforton the part of the subject or operatorandthe principal objectV of thefinvention residesY in the'provision of a hair waving device, adapted for use by the individual -jf or by operators in beauty'parlors and its simplicityand ease'of operation is such as to enable an individual to wave her own hair with# out assistance, j except perhaps'fin extreme ncases.. i, f Another object .of the invention resides in 15 the provision of a device of the character speeied havinga4 series of spaced, independently movable f -posed to enable the operator to bringabout the desired undulation in the hair. y i

' Still another vobject of the-.invention residesiin a jdevlcefo-r waving the hairwithout the ,aidiof additional.,instruments or acces` r 4'sories and isofs'uch-form as to reach belowy the ears whereby the hair l on the crown asK well as on the neck may be treatedwith the` same degree ,of satisfaction.k Moreover, the inventionis so constructed that the combs there; .j afin maybe adjusted to accordwithindividual types 'andy styles of hair dressing, that is toV say, whether the `.hair is parted in the middle ori-on the'sides, orin the .eect of a pompa. i Y

'i 'A n proved hair waving'devicemaybe employedl deur.

ABroadly, the invention comprehendsthe ,j provision of ahalr,wavinghjdevlce wherein,` movable combs, 1n spaced superimposed. relaf tio-nship engage thehair so that when they aref operate of any terial, `conforms y,to the ,headofy the subject and is not uncomfortable, which feature enables the subjectto wear the device until f such time as the hair has become set, where-` uponthe device may be removedy and the hair combed out asis customary with the conventional type of ngenw'ave. ,j With the foregoingV obj ts as paramount,

:'55 tbe "invention has particularreference to its applied.

j combs or hair engaging ele-L ments, the said combs being accesslbly distof the comb shownrin Figuresflvand 6.4 Y Y, Gontmuingmore in detail, it may be stated f other places where the-.art is practiced.

.A Crdingly, 1 designates'athin `band of,` ieXible materiahhaving the characteristicsiL d, they will set the hair in waves #of steelV or hard rubberalthoughthe former H desired ldepth,'characteristic.of the 40 well lnownfinger wave.y In addition to this,

the invention, being constructed of light ma-V.

salient features of construction and arrangement/of parts all of which will become manifestas the description proceeds, taken in connection withwthe accompanying drawings, j i

wherein :f-

Y .j Figure 1 is aperspectiveview, showing the preferredembodimentof the invention,v j kFi, o;ure2 sh ws the invent'on'operatively' Figure showing the mannerv in which the same Iisa'p-y plied, asin Figure 2.. ,I i; y,

, Figure 4 f's alfragmentary view of one form in which the vcombs are movably secured to the frame. l V i Y jo Figure 5 is `a modified form of Figure A4:.

Figure 6 is afragmentaryview of the comb per seshown inFigure, and ,Y

Figurey 7showsa transverse sectionalv view for the sake ,of Vclarity thatthe invention is.

f primarily kadapted to provide a much needed substitute for-thewell known type` o-'ingerf y Wave,V whereby the 4individual may wave her f 75A own hair vathom'e y without assistance, vpri-,rV

m'arily in view` of the expense Loif'liaving this l f y work done. Not only is the invention very useful in thislconnection but V.it is found like-*1 Y wise practical to employ the same for reset-r ting permanent. waves.V It is also pointed out that while practicalforhome use, theimj.

equallyj asy effectivelyv in, beauty shops and '1n has been adopted in view of the durabilityv member 2,v whichv member; when the `device isapplied to the'h'eadof the s ubjectas shown s in Figure 2,-passes about the nape of thev neck.

The device thus `fits the headof,the subjectinf 95,` i'

very much. the same mannerasa capandhas 'at remforcmgmeans, aba'nd 3 1s provided,'havv .ing oneendV aixed at the bend in the member .i -2 and extendin upwardly,fwhere Ait bows f over thel crown lo 3 a plan viewof thefinvention,"j60`` the head, terminating in anni-0G adjustable connection at 14, to the band 1.

The fact that this connection at 4 is adjustable enables the device to be conformably fitted to the head of the subject, whereby the combs or hair engaging elements to be presently described, may likewise conformably engage the scalp and thus insure uniformity of pull;v upon; the haii', wit-hout displacement which will5 result in the production of an irregular wave.

It will be observed that longitudinall slots 5 are provided in both the band 1 and the re inforcing band 3, centrally connectedy to the said band 1. These slots are arranged to re ceive bolts 6 having comb engaging elements In this connection, it is pointed out that the structure shown in Figure 5 embodiesV a series ofE slotted ferrules or tubes 8,` which extendin-a circular form fromy one side of the band 1s to the other. These tubes being hollow, the ribs 9, either integral orl connected with` they combs 104 are capable of sliding movement in the saidltfubes or ferrules 9.

Modified for-ms ofthe arrangement just described are shown in Figures 4, 5 and 6in Figure 4f, the'rib 9, instead of passing through a ferrul'e extending completely around the back of the head, extends through a short tube, bearing the saine reference character, while the remainder ofthe cone rib 9 is exposed. 'Ihis manner of arrangement is found to minimize friction and permit the combs 10, orrather the ribs Qbearing the combs to be morereadilymoved.

With furthervreference to Figure 1, particular notice-willg be taken of the fact that thecombs are severally disposed at an inoline in the frame; rFhis particularly adjusted-'positionof thecombs is such as to produce thev` waveslshown in Figures 2 and 3. In otherwords, angular disposition of the several' circular combs is concentric with the part in the hair, exposed by two normally stationary and straight combs 11. The fact that these combs are stationary, enables the uppermost of the circularcombs to be movedA inY a reverse direction to that of the short comb-12 at the extreme crown. Theconcem tric undulations produced by alternate movement of the combs in different directions begins at the pant in the haiil and continues around'L the head insuch relationship to a point below the ears.` at anv angle relative to the crown. Iit has been previously stated however, thattheslots 5 in the members 1 and,

3 enablethe circular combs to be adjusted to a reverse angle in cases where the coiffure demands that the undulations in the hair be concentric relative to a partl on the left side of` the head' rather thany the right side as shown. Moreover, adjustments ofthe circular combs may be made to'produce waves concentric with the crown of the head'. It is all importa-ntf however, in order to successfully produce a desirable- Wave,rtha-t^ the circular combs continue from the crown to the nape of the neck, as shown in Figure 2. In this manner, either the individual or an assistant may wave the hair uniformly over the entire area of the scalp and the hair that might escape the lowermost comb may be readily turned up to conform with the undulations put into the hair by the device.

Vhile it is not particularly necessary, it isat least desirable to afin; the device on the .head in-such-position that it will not become screw 14 holdingthe comb mountings in rigid position relative to the frame is` loosened to allow the mountings to be adjustedto suit'` the desired coiffure or in other words, that the combs may be so positioned relative to the part, using` the stationary combs 11 as apoint from which to determine the ment ofthe combs 10.

rEhe device is placed upon the head of thesubject in the manner shown in Figure 2, after having tightened the nuts 14 to secure the comb mountings 8. The strap. 13".is.ad

justed under the chin ofthe subject.

It is understood of course, that any'suitable wave fluid is first applied, to. the hair before the device is arranged upon the head of the subject and the hair is combed'according to the usual methods employed in giving so calledinger waves. l

After the necessary preparations described, the short combl)l is pulled forward, the nearest of the stationary combs 11 resisting the movements of said comb 12, to be pulled, forward toward the forehead, in the manner shown in Figure 3. After adjusting this comb, the uppermost ofthe circular combs is moved. against the resistance ofthe outer of the stationary combsll, to impart a pull' upon the hair out of the influence ofjthe.

combs 11 and rlhe next succeeding comb 10 is moved in the opposite direction, while the third circular comb 1s moved in the same direction as the first or that comb nearest the crown of the head. This operation continues unt-il thedesired resultsl are obtained, itcbeing pointedout that the lowermost combl is shorter than the other combs of the assembly.

Tliefact that the ribs 9' protrude aI substantial distance from the fixed elementsl 8, in which the combs 10are moved, enables the individual to veryeffectively make the aforeproper ust,

causing the hairassistance. f

The device described', after the adjustments are made in accordance with the foregoing is allowed to remain in operative position until the hair has had the opportunity to become thoroughly dry, whereupon thestrap 13 isreleased and the device is removed from the head, after which the hair may be given the final touches, such for instance as setting loose strands to accord with the wave produced by the invention.

The invention hasl been described.k with use ,in hair waving including a flexible frame arranged to be fixed upon the head, comprised of a circular element em'bracing the neck and terminating at a point below the ears, a. frontal piece whose ends are connected to the ends of said circular element, circular toothed elements having their ends slidably connected at spaced points on said frontal piece and formed to circularly engage the head at spaced intervals from the crown to thehair line.

In testimony whereof I ax my signature.

. PAUL GHAUMIER. Y

great particularity, and it is understood that y it is not intended that the same shall be limited to the specific arrangement and con-4 struction of parts and that certain changes and modifications may beresorted to from time to time as may fall withinv the scope and meaning of the appended claims. l

1. A hair waving device including a frame having a series of independently movable combs and a pair of stationary combs, vthe said independently movable combs being arranged for movement in concentricv relationship with saidvstationary combs. y

2. A hair waving apparatus including a frame comprised of anfexpansible inverted U-shaped fore piece, the ends of which terminate operatively below the chin'of the wearer,

a pair` of normally stationary combs and a yto series of circular combs secured to said fore piece for endwise movement independent and relatively spaced from the top of'said frame to the lowermost portion thereof.

3. A device ofthe character described for vuse in hair waving including a frame comprised of an inverted yU-shaped fore piece, a

series ofA substantially circular hair engaging members capable of independent sliding movement and means for adju-sting the posi-- tions of said hair engaging elements independentl-y in said frame.

fi.V A device of the character described including an open frame, arranged to be comformably ttedto the head, the lower edge of which terminates below the hair line and having a frontal piece defining the face and a series of independently slidably and concentrif cally spaced circular combs arranged for endwise and lateraladjustment relative to said n frontal piece. o y

5. A device of they character described including a frame arranged to be fitted upon the head,`comprised of'a circular element embracing the neck at a point below the hair line and a frontal piece embracing the face and having its ends connected to said circular element, a reinforcingstrip engaging said circular element and having an end adjustably connected to said frontal piece and a series of circular toothed elements connected for independent endwise sliding movement in said frame. n

6. Adevice ofthe character described for 10cl i 

